Innovating our Healthcare costs down

Heath care is consistently ranked as the most important issue during election cycles.  However, the costs are proving to be unsustainable particularly as the bulk of Canadians age. Healthcare costs are also asymmetrically distributed among the population.  Five percent of Ontarians account for 65% of provincial health care costs for individual care, with 1% of the population accounting for one-third of these costs.

 

What is the real cost of Ontario’s healthcare? Who is really shouldering these costs? Despite this being 2016, electronic health records still haven’t …

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Electoral Reform – Australia’s Experience

Electoral Reform in Canada.

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Canada on the World Stage

Canada’s role on the world stage is ever changing. From its early independence in WWI to becoming an economic powerhouse as part of the G7 we are now experiencing a different country. We nurtured a global image as peace keepers and socially conscious capitalists. Recently we were presented with the fossil award as the least productive country in world climate talks. Is this change real and fair? Is it what we want to become? What are the impacts of our current actions on our future?

Dr. …

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Canada as an Arctic Nation

Canada as an Arctic Nation

On November 17th, WSIC hosted our final event for the 2014 calendar year. Our guest speaker for the evening was Professor Franklyn Griffiths, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, who led an engaging discussion on the topic of Canada’s Future as an Artic Nation.

With the Harper government emphasizing Canada’s sovereignty over areas in the Artic, the question we need to ask is what rights we have as a country over this region, and what impact the environment plays in enforcing these rights in the …

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Canada’s New Prostitution Laws: The impact on Sex Workers

Bill C36, Canada’s new prostitution laws, makes sweeping changes to the sex work industry. How will sex workers be protected?

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Reforming Canada’s Senate

How can Canada’s senate be reformed within the existing constitutional framework? Join Peter Russell for a discussion on May 26, 2014.

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